2. Cathédrale St. Jean
Cathédrale St. Jean was built between the 12th and 14th centuries and is a fine example of how churches evolve through the centuries. Its astronomical clock, featuring the moving figures of the...moreLyon, France

National Parks

France has 9 national parks which draw in 7 million visitors each year. They are listed and protected under a similar act to the U.K (“Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty”) with parks suitable for all kinds of visitors:

Cévennes National Park

Guadeloupe National Park

Guiana Amazonian Park

Mercantour National Park

Port-Cros National Park

Pyrenees National Park

Reunion National Park

Vanoise National Park

Theme Parks

France now has around 100 theme parks, including:

Eurodisney, Marne la Vallée, Paris

Parc Astérix, near Paris

Puy du Fou, historical theme park, Vendée

The Futuroscope park, near Poitiers

Vulcania, the volcano theme park, Auvergne

France Miniature, at Elancourt, west of Paris (replicas of France's major monuments)